The Oxford Handbook of Truth (Oxford Handbooks)

"Truth is one of the central concepts in philosophy, and has been a perennial subject of study. Michael Glanzberg has brought together 36 leading experts from around the world to produce the definitive guide to philosophical issues to do with truth. They consider how the concept of truth has been understood from antiquity to the present day, surveying major debates about truth during the emergence of analytic philosophy. They offer critical assessments of the standard theories of truth, including the coherence, correspondence, identity, and pragmatist theories. They explore the role of truth in metaphysics, with lively discussion of truthmakers, proposition, determinacy, objectivity, deflationism, fictionalism, relativism, and pluralism. Finally the handbook explores broader applications of truth in philosophy, including ethics, science, and mathematics, and reviews formal work on truth and its application to semantic paradox. This Oxford Handbook will be an invaluable resource across all areas of philosophy."-- Résumé de l'éditeur Cover......Page 1 The Oxford Handbook of Truth......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 List of Contributors......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Part I Ancient and Modern Theories of Truth......Page 20 1. Plato and Aristotle on Truth and Falsehood......Page 22 2. Truth in the Middle Ages......Page 63 3. Early Modern Theories of Truth......Page 88 4. Idealism and the Question of Truth......Page 106 Part II Truth in Early Analytic Philosophy......Page 136 5. Truth in British Idealism and its Analytic Critics......Page 138 6. Judgments, Facts, and Propositions: Theories of Truth in Russell, Wittgenstein, and Ramsey......Page 163 7. Truth in Frege......Page 206 Part III The Classical Theories of Truth......Page 230 8. The Coherence Theory of Truth......Page 232 9. The Correspondence Theory of Truth......Page 251 10. The Identity Theory of Truth......Page 272 11. The Pragmatist Theory of Truth......Page 296 Part IV Truth in Metaphysics......Page 318 12. Propositions and Truth-​Bearers......Page 320 13. Truthmakers......Page 346 14. A Logical Theory of Truth-​Makers and Falsity-​Makers......Page 368 15. Bivalence and Determinacy......Page 407 16. Truth, Objectivity, and Realism......Page 446 17. Deflationist Truth......Page 490 18. Truth in Fictionalism......Page 516 19. Relative Truth......Page 530 20. Truth Pluralism......Page 556 Part V Other Applications......Page 590 21. Moral Truth......Page 592 22. Truth and the Sciences......Page 615 23. Truth and Truthlikeness......Page 638 24. Truth in Mathematics......Page 661 Part VI Formal Theories and Paradox......Page 680 25. Semantic Paradoxes: A Psychohistory of Self-​Defeat......Page 682 26. Tarski on the Concept of Truth......Page 708 27. The Axiomatic Approach to Truth......Page 731 28. Non-​Classical Theories of Truth......Page 752 29. Contextual Theories of Truth and Paradox......Page 768 Index......Page 800 This Handbook contains twenty-nine entries, covering a wide range of topics related to the theory of truth, and its applications in philosophy. It surveys how the concept of truth was understood in ancient and modern philosophy and major debates about truth during the emergence of analytic philosophy. It describes the received standard theories of truth in the current literature, including the coherence, correspondence, identity, and pragmatist theories. It examines the place of truth in metaphysics, focusing on truth-makers, propositions, determinacy, objectivity, deflationism, fictionalism, relativism, and pluralism. It explores broader applications of truth in philosophy, including ethics, science, and mathematics. Finally, it reviews formal work on truth and its application to semantic paradox A Team Of 36 Leading Experts Present The Definitive Guide To Philosophical Issues To Do With Truth. They Survey How The Concept Of Truth Has Been Understood From Antiquity To The Present; Offer Critical Assessments Of The Standard Theories Of Truth; And Explore The Role Of Truth In Logic, Language, Metaphysics, Ethics, Science, And Mathematics. Edited By Michael Glanzberg. Series Statement From Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.